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Syntax conventions, Syntax notation

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Comments

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Arithm. Operator: Exponentiation (COMPUTE)

+, -, *, /

Arithmetical operators (COMPUTE)

->, =>, ->>, ~, ?=

Operators in ABAP Objects

ABS

Mathematical function: Absolute amount COMPUTE)

ACOS

Mathematical function: Cosine arc (COMPUTE)

ADD

Add

ADD-CORRESPONDING

Field string addition

ADJACENT DUPLICATES

Delete duplicates from internal table (DELETE)

AND

Comparison operator: and

ANY TABLE

Generic table type for internal tables

APPEND

Append line to internaltable

ASIN

Mathematical function: Sine arc (COMPUTE)

ASSIGN

Assign field symbol

AT

Event, control break, field group determination

ATAN

Mathematical function: Tangent  arc

AUTHORITY-CHECK

Check authorization

AVG

Aggregate expression: Average (SELECT)

BACK

Positioning in list

BETWEEN

Relational operator: Between

BINARY SEARCH

Binary read of internaltable (READ TABLE)

 BIT-NOT

Bit calculation operator: NOT (COMPUTE)

 BIT-AND

Bit calculation operator: AND (COMPUTE)

 BIT-OR

Bit calculation operator: OR (COMPUTE)

 BIT-XOR

Bit calculation operator: AND/OR (COMPUTE)

 SET BIT

Set bit of an X field

 GET BIT

Read bit of an X field

BLANK LINES

Switch on blank lines in list

BREAK-POINT

Stop processing in debug mode

C

Data type for fixed-length character string

CA

Contains any characters -Relational operator forstring comparison

CALL

Call external component

CASE

Begin case distinction

CATCH

Exception handling (catch runtime errors)

CEIL

Mathematical function: Smallest whole value

CENTERED

Output format: Centered(WRITE)

CHECK

Check condition

CHECKBOX

Display as checkbox

 PARAMETERS ... AS CHECKBOX

on the selection screen

 WRITE ... AS CHECKBOX

in a list

CLASS

Definition of a class

CLASS-DATA

Static attributes in classes

CLASS-METHODS

Static methods in classes

CLASS-EVENTS

Static events in classes

CLASS-POOL

Introduction for type Kprograms

CLEAR

Initialize data object

CLIENT  

Client handling when

 DELETE ... CLIENT SPECIFIED

deleting from a database

 EXPORT ... TO DATABASE ... CLIENT

Storing a data cluster

 IMPORT ... FROM DATABASE ... CLIENT

Reading a data cluster

 EXPORT ... TO SHARED BUFFER ... CLIENT

Storing a data cluster

 IMPORT ... FROM SHARED BUFFER ... CLIENT

Reading a data cluster

 INSERT ... CLIENT SPECIFIED

inserting into a database

 MODIFY ... CLIENT SPECIFIED

Insert/Modify in database(s)

 SELECT ... CLIENT SPECIFIED

reading from a database

 UPDATE ... CLIENT SPECIFIED

updating a database

CLOSE

Close file/cursor

CN

Contains Not Only - Relational operator for character comparison:

CNT

Field groups: Number ofdifferent values

CO

Contains Only - Relational operator for character comparison:

CODE PAGE        

Character set

 TRANSLATE ... FROM/TOCODE PAGE

Translate character codes

COLLECT

Internal table: Add entries

COLOR

Output format: Color (FORMAT)

COMMENT            

Comment on selection screen

 SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT

Generate comment

COMMIT

Close processing unit

COMMUNICATION

Data exchange

COMPUTE

Perform calculations

CONCATENATE

Concatenate character fields

CONDENSE

Condense character fields

CONSTANTS

Defing constants

CONTEXTS

Communicate contexts

CONTINUE

Exit current loop pass

CONTROLS

Define controls for visualization

CONVERT

Convert fields

COS

Mathematical function: Cosine (COMPUTE)

COSH

Mathematical function: Hyperbola cosine (COMPUTE)

COUNT

Aggregate expression: Count (SELECT)

COUNTRY

Set country ID (SET)

CP

Relational operator forcharacter comparison:

DATABASE          

Contains Pattern

CREATE

Generate an object or data object

CS

Contains character - Relational operator forcharacter comparison

CURRENCY

Output format: Correct format for currency (WRITE)

CURSOR              

Cursor

 CLOSE          

Close database cursor

 FETCH NEXT CURSOR

Read lines with a database cursor

 GET CURSOR FIELD  

Get field name

 OPEN CURSOR      

Open database cursor

 SET CURSOR      

Position cursor

CUSTOMER-FUNCTION

Call customer enhancement

DATA

Define data

DATABASE        

Data cluster

 DELETE FROM DATABASE  

Delete from a database table

 EXPORT ... TO DATABASE  

Store in a databasetable

 IMPORT ... FROM DATABASE

Read from a database table

DATASET            

Sequential file

 CLOSE DATASET  

 Close file

 DELETE DATASET  

Delete file

 EXPORT ... TO DATASET  

Store data cluster in file

 IMPORT ... FROM DATASET  

Read data cluster from file

 OPEN DATASET    Open file

Open file

 READ DATASET  

Read from a file

 TRANSFER  

Output to a file

DECIMALS

Output format: Places after the decimal point - (WRITE)

DEFINE

Define macro

DELETE

Delete from tables or from objects

DEMAND

Request information from a context

DESCRIBE

Determine attributes ofdata objects

DIALOG

Call a dialog module (CALL)

DISTINCT      

Duplicates

 SELECT DISTINCT  

 Selection set without duplicates

 AVG( DISTINCT ... )  

Average without duplicates (SELECT)

 COUNT( DISTINCT ... )  

Sequential file

 MAX( DISTINCT ... )

Maximum without duplicates (SELECT)

 MIN( DISTINCT ... )

Minimum without duplicates (SELECT)

 SUM( DISTINCT ... )

Sum without duplicates (SELECT)

DIV

Arithmetic operator: Whole number division

DIVIDE

Divide

DIVIDE-CORRESPONDINGField string division

Field string division

DO

Loop

DYNPRO               Screen

Screen

 DELETE DYNPRO    Delete

Delete

 EXPORT DYNPRO    Export

Export

 GENERATE DYNPRO    Generate

Generate

 IMPORT DYNPRO    Import

Import

 SYNTAX-CHECK FOR DYNPRO   Check

Check

EDITOR-CALL

Call editor

ELSE

Query

ELSEIF

Query

END-OF-DEFINITION

End of a macro definition

END-OF-PAGE

Event: End of page handling in lists

END-OF-SELECTION

Event: After processingof all records in a LDB

ENDAT

End of an event introduced by AT

ENDCASE

End of case distinction

ENDCATCH

End of exception handling

ENDDO

End of a DO loop

ENDEXEC

End of a Native SQL statement

ENDFORM

End of a subroutine

ENDFUNCTION

End of a function module

ENDIF

End of a query

ENDINTERFACE

End of an interface definition

ENDLOOP

End of a LOOP

ENDMODULE

End of a module definition

ENDON

End of a conditional statement

ENDPROVIDE

End of a PROVIDE loop

ENDSELECT

End of a SELECT loop

ENDWHILE

End of a WHILE loop

EQ

Relational operator: Equals

EXEC SQL

Native SQL statement

EXIT

Exit loop or terminate processing

EXP

Mathematical function: Exponential function

EXPONENT

Output format: Exponentdisplay (WRITE)

EXPORT

Export data

EXTENDED CHECK

Switch extended syntax check on/off (SET)

EXTRACT

Generate extract dataset

FETCH

Read line from a database table

FIELD-GROUPS

Define field groups

FIELD-SYMBOLS

Define field symbols

FLOOR

Mathematical function:Largest whole value

FORM

Define subroutine

FORMAT

Output format for lists

FOR UPDATE

Read database table with lock (SELECT)

FRAC

Mathematical function: Fraction (COMPUTE)

FREE

Release resources no longer needed

FUNCTION

Define function module

 CALL FUNCTION

Call function module

FUNCTION-POOL

Introduction for type Fprograms

GE

Relational operator: Greater than or equal

GENERATE

Generate a program or screen

GET

Event, read settings

GT

Relational operator: Greater than

HASHED TABLE

Table type for internalhashed tables

HEADER LINE

Define an internal table with header line (DATA)

HELP-ID          

Help ID for F1 help

 DESCRIBE FIELD ... HELP-ID

Determine help ID

HELP-REQUEST        

Self-programmed help (F1)

 PARAMETERS ... HELP-REQUEST    

for parameters

 SELECT-OPTIONS ... HELP-REQUEST

for selection options

HIDE

Store line information

HOTSPOT

Output format: Hotspot,interaction by simple - mouse click (FORMAT)

ICON

Icons in lists

IF

Query

IMPORT

Import data or a screen

IN

Relational operator: Selection criterion

INCLUDE

Include program components

INDEX              

Line index in an internal table

INDEX TABLE

 DELETE ... INDEX

Delete line

 INSERT ... INDEX

Insert line

 MODIFY ... INDEX

Modify line

 READ TABLE ... INDEX

Read line

INFOTYPES

Declare HR info type

INITIAL

Relational operator: Initial value

INITIAL SIZE

Define an internal table type (TYPES)

INITIALIZATION

Event: Before display of the selection screen

INPUT

Output format: Ready for input (FORMAT)

INSERT

Insert into tables or objects

INTENSIFIED

Output format: Intensified (FORMAT)

INTERFACE

Definition of an interface

INTERFACES

Class component interface

INTERFACE-POOL

Introduction fortype J programs

INVERSE

Output format: Inverse (FORMAT)

IS            

Relational operator

 IS ASSIGNED

Relational operator: Is the field symbol assigned?

 IS INITIAL        

Relational operator: Initial value

 IS REQUESTED    

Relational operator: Existence of a formal

parameter

JOIN

Join (SELECT)

LANGUAGE

Set language for text elements (SET)

LE

Relational operator: Less than or equal

LEAVE

Leave processing

LEFT-JUSTIFIED

Output format: Left-justified (WRITE)

LIKE                

Use an existing field as areference

 TYPES ... LIKE

Create a type

 DATA ... LIKE

Create a field

LINE                

Line in a list

 MODIFY LINE

Modify line

 READ LINE        

Read line

LINE-COUNT

Number of lines per page (NEW-PAGE)

LINE-SIZE

Line size (NEW-PAGE)

LIST-PROCESSING    

List processing (LEAVE)

LOAD

Load program componentsin internal table

LOAD-OF-PROGRAM    

Execution at load time

LOCAL

Rescue actual parameters of a subroutine

LOCAL COPY

Assign local copy to a field symbol

LOCALE

Set text environment (SET)

  SET LOCALE

Set text environment

  GET LOCALE

Determine text environment

LOG

Mathematical function: Natural logarithm (COMPUTE)

Logical condition

 SELECT ... WHERE  

when reading database tables

 UPDATE ... WHERE    

when changing database tables

 DELETE ... WHERE    

when deleting fromdatabase tables

 SELECT ... FROM ... ON  

when reading usinga join

LOG10

Mathematical function: Base 10 logarithm (COMPUTE)

LOOP

Loop

LT

Relational operator: Less than

M

Relational operator: Byte contains zeros and ones

MARGIN

List output: Distance from edge (SET)

MATCHCODE      

Matchcode handling

PARAMETERS ... MATCHCODE    

for parameters

 SELECT-OPTIONS ... MATCHCODE

for selection options

MAX

Aggregate expression: Maximum (SELECT)

MEMORY              

ABAP/4 memory

 EXPORT ... TO MEMORY

Roll out data to memory

 IMPORT ... FROM MEMORY

Restore data from memory

MESSAGE

Output message

MESSAGE-ID

Specify message class (REPORT)

METHOD

Definition of a method

METHODS

Class component method

MIN

Aggregate expression: Minimum (SELECT)

MOD

Arithmetic operator: Remainder after division

(COMPUTE)

MODIFY

Modify tables or objects

MODULE

Flow logic: Module

MOVE

Assignment

MOVE-CORRESPONDING  

Component-by-component assignment

MULTIPLY

Multiply

MULTIPLY-CORRESPONDING

Field string multiplication

NA

Relational operator forcharacter comparison:

Contains not any characters

NE

Relational operator: Not equal

NEW-LINE

List processing: New line

NEW-PAGE

List processing: New page

NODES

Interface work area forlogical databases

NO-GAP

Output format: Leave nogaps (WRITE)

NO-HEADING

Display no column headers (NEW-PAGE)

NO-SCROLLING

Do not scroll line (NEW-LINE)

NO-SIGN

Output format: No preceding signs (WRITE)

NO-TITLE

Do not display standardpage header (NEW-PAGE)

NO-ZERO

Output format: No leading zeros (WRITE)

NON-UNIQUE        

Defines an

 TYPES

internal table type

 DATA              

internal table object

NP

Relational operator forcharacter comparison:

Does not contain pattern

NS

Relational operator forcharacter comparison:

Does not contain character

O

Relational operator: Byte positions occupied by1

OBJECT          

External object

 CREATE OBJECT

Generate

 FREE OBJECT  

Release

OCCURS  

Defines an

 TYPES

internal table type

 DATA              

internal table object

ON CHANGE

Control break

OPEN

Open file/cursor

OR

Relational operator: OR

ORDER BY

Sort table rows (SELECT)

OVERLAY

Overlay character fields

PACK

Conversion

PARAMETER          

Parameter in global SAP memory

 GET

Read parameter

 SET

Set parameter

PARAMETERS

Define report parameters

PERFORM

Execute subroutine

PF-STATUS

Set GUI status

POSITION

List processing: Defineoutput position

PRINT

Print formatting (NEW-PAGE)

PRINT-CONTROL

Define print format

PRIVATE

Class area not visible from outside

PROGRAM

Introduction for type Mand S programs

 LEAVE PROGRAM

Leave program

PROPERTY            

Object property

 GET PROPERTY

Get property

 SET PROPERTY

Set property

PROVIDE

Internal tables: Interval-related processing

PUT

Trigger event

RADIOBUTTON

Radio button (PARAMETERS)

RAISE

Raise exceptions and events

RAISING

Raise error message in function module

RANGES

Define internal table for selection criterion

READ

Read tables or objects

RECEIVE

Receive results (RFC)

REFRESH

Delete internal table

REFRESH CONTROL

Initialize control

REJECT

Do not process current database line further

REPLACE

Replace characters

REPORT

Introduction for type 1programs

 DELETE REPORT  

Delete program

 EDITOR-CALL FOR REPORT  

Call ABAP program editor

 INSERT REPORT  

Insert program in library

 READ REPORT  

Read program

RESERVE

List processing: Conditional new page

RESET

Output format: Reset all formats (FORMAT)

RIGHT-JUSTIFIED

Output format: Right justified (WRITE)

ROLLBACK

Roll back database changes

ROUND

Output format: Scaled (WRITE)

RTTI

Runtime type identification

RUN TIME ANALYZER

Activate/Deactivate runtime analysis (SET)

SCAN

Analyze ABAP/4 source code

SCREEN      

Screen

 CALL SCREEN

Call screen

 SET SCREEN

Set next screen

 LEAVE SCREEN

Leave screen

 LEAVE TO SCREEN

Branch to a screen

 LOOP AT SCREEN

Loop through screen fields

 MODIFY SCREEN

Modify screen fields

SCROLL

List processing: Scroll

SCROLL-BOUNDARY    

List processing: Fix lead columns (SET)

SEARCH

Find character

SELECT

Read database table

SELECT-OPTIONS      

Define selection criterion

SELECTION-SCREEN

Design selection screen

 AT SELECTION-SCREENEvent:

After editing ofselection screen

SHARED BUFFER      

Cross-transaction application buffer

 DELETE FROM SHARED BUFFER    

delete from application buffer

 EXPORT ... TO SHARED BUFFER  

Store data in application buffer

 IMPORT ... FROM SHARED BUFFER

Read data from application buffer

SELECTION-TABLE

Selection table (SUBMIT)

SET

Set different processing parameters

SHIFT

Move character

SIGN

Mathematical function: Sign (COMPUTE)

SIN

Mathematical function: Sine (COMPUTE)

SINGLE

Select single record (SELECT)

SINH

Mathematical function: Hyperbola  sine (COMPUTE)

SKIP

List processing: Outputblank line

SORT

Sort internal table or extract dataset

SORTED TABLE

Table type for internaltables that are always kept

SPLIT

Split character fields

SQRT

Mathematical function: Square  root (COMPUTE)

STANDARD TABLE

Table type for standardinternal tables

START-OF-SELECTION

Event: Before first access to LDB

STATICS

Define static data

STOP

Stop data selection (LDB)

STRING

Data type for variable-length character sequence

STRLEN

Character function: Current length (COMPUTE)

STRUCTURE    

Data structure

 INCLUDE STRUCTURE

Use structure

SUBMIT

Program call

SUBTRACT

Subtract

SUBTRACT-CORRESPONDING

Field string subtraction

SUM

Calculate control total

 SELECT ... SUM

Aggregate expression: Total

SUPPLY

Supply context key fields

SUPPRESS DIALOG

Suppress dialog

SYMBOL

Output as symbol (WRITE)

SYNTAX-CHECK

Syntax check for programs and screens

SYNTAX-TRACE

Syntax check log

SYSTEM-CALL

Call to various system services

SYSTEM-EXCEPTIONS  

Catch runtime errors (CATCH)

TABLE LINE          

Unstructured lines in internal tables

TABLE_LINE          

Unstructured lines in internal tables

TABLES

Declare database table

TABLE              

Set or array operations for database tables

 DELETE ... FROM TABLE

Delete block of lines

 INSERT ... FROM TABLE

Insert block of lines

 MODIFY ... FROM TABLE

Insert/update block of lines

 UPDATE ... FROM TABLE

Update block of lines

 SELECT ... INTO TABLE

Copy block of lines to internal table

TAN

Mathematical function: Tangent (COMPUTE)

TANH

Mathematical function: Hyperbola tangent (COMPUTE)

TEXT

Locale-specific

 CONVERT TEXT

Set format

 SORT itab AS TEXT

Sort an internal table

 SORT AS TEXT

Sort an extract dataset

TEXTPOOL            

Text elements

 DELETE TEXTPOOL

Delete

 INSERT TEXTPOOL

Insert

 READ TEXTPOOL

Read

TIME                

Time measurement

 GET RUN TIME

Get runtime

 GET TIME

Get time

 SET RUN TIME ANALYZER

Switch runtime analysison/off

TIME STAMP          

Time stamp

 GET TIME STAMP

Get time stamp

 CONVERT TIME STAMP

Convert time stamps to date/time

 WRITE f TIME ZONE

Output of time stamps to lists

TITLEBAR

Set screen title (SET)

TOP-OF-PAGE

Event: Top of page handling in lists

TRANSACTION        

SAP transaction

 CALL TRANSACTION

Call

 LEAVE TO TRANSACTION

Leave to

TRANSFER

Output to file

TRANSLATE

Character conversion incharacter fields

TRANSPORTING  

Selective field transport

 MODIFY ... TRANSPORTING

Modify lines of an internal table

 READ   ... TRANSPORTING

Read lines of an internal table

 LOOP   ... TRANSPORTING

Loop through an internal table

TRUNC

Mathematical function: Whole  number part (COMPUTE)

TYPE                

Define a type

 TYPES ... TYPE

Define a type

 DATA ... TYPE

Define a field

TYPE-POOL

Introduction for type Tprograms

TYPE-POOLS

Include type group

TYPES

Define types

ULINE

List processing: Underscore

UNDER

Output format: One under the other (WRITE)

UNIQUE      

Define an

 TYPES

internal table type

DATA            

internal table object

UNIT

Output format: Unit (WRITE)

UNPACK

Conversion

UPDATE

Update database table

USER-COMMAND

List processing: Execute command immediately (SET)

USING              

Use parameter or format

 USING            

Parameter of a subroutine

 USING EDIT MASK

Output format: Use template (WRITE)

VALUE-REQUEST      

Self-programmed value help(F4)

 PARAMETERS ... VALUE-REQUEST    

for parameters

 SELECT-OPTIONS ... VALUE-REQUEST

for selection options

WHEN

Case distinction

 SELECT ... WHERE

when reading from databasetables

 UPDATE ... WHERE  

when changing database tables

 DELETE ... WHERE

when deleting database tables

 LOOP AT ... WHERE

when looping at internal tables

 DELETE ... WHERE

when deleting from internal tables

WHILE

Loop

WINDOW

List processing: Outputin window

WITH-TITLE

Output standard page header (NEW-PAGE)

WORK                

Processing unit

 COMMIT WORK

Close unit

 ROLLBACK WORK

Close unit, but undo changes

WRITE

List processing: Output

WRITE TO

Correct type output in a variable

X

Data type for fixed-length byte sequence

XSTRING

Data type for variable-length byte sequence

Z

Relational bit operator: Bit positions occupiedby